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Rights Lawyer Among 4 Abducted in Syria; 2 Journalists Are Also Being Held - New York Times Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:44:57 GMT

Washington Post

Rights Lawyer Among 4 Abducted in Syria; 2 Journalists Are Also Being Held
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Syrian human rights lawyer who was one of the most vocal early leaders of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was abducted along with three colleagues in a suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday by masked ...
Peaceful protest leader in Syria disappears; Islamist rebels suspected of roleWashington Post
Gunmen abduct Syria's leading human rights lawyerWRAL.com
Syrian army secures Damascus-Homs motorwayBBC News
GlobalPost
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Call for Spanish reporters' release in Syria - Aljazeera.com Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:44:53 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Call for Spanish reporters' release in Syria
Aljazeera.com
The families of two Spanish journalists, kidnapped almost three months ago near a checkpoint close to Tal Abyad in a rebel-held area of Syria, have publicly appealed for their safe and immediate release in a press conference held at the Samir Kassir ...
Spanish journalists kidnapped in SyriaBBC News
Spanish journalist, photographer kidnapped in SyriaReuters
Wife breaks silence over Spanish journalist's kidnap in SyriaThe Guardian
Christian Science Monitor -CNN -ABC News
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UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq - The Guardian Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:15:11 GMT

The Guardian

UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq
The Guardian
The United Nations' first relief airlift to Syria from Iraq will deliver food and winter supplies to the mostly Kurdish north-east this week with the permission of both governments, the UNHCR refugee agency has said. Ilyushin-76 commercial cargo planes ...
Syria: First UN Airlift Supplies From IraqSky News
UN to Deliver Relief Supplies to Syria Via IraqABC News
UNHCR Plans Syria Aid AirliftVoice of America
The Atlantic
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Obama admin 'cherry-picked intelligence' to justify Syria strike - RT Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:05:14 GMT

RT

Obama admin 'cherry-picked intelligence' to justify Syria strike
RT
Washington knew Syrian rebels could produce sarin gas but “cherry-picked” intel to blame President Assad for the Aug. 21 attack on Ghouta, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed, citing senior US security sources.
New Yorker, Washington Post Passed On Seymour Hersh Syria ReportHuffington Post
NATO's War on Syria Just Got DirtierCenter for Research on Globalization
Did the Obama Administration Mislead the Public on Syria?New York Magazine
USA TODAY -Antiwar.com -Salon
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Fierce Lebanon storm highlights plight of Syria refugees - USA TODAY Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:46:36 GMT

Ahram Online

Fierce Lebanon storm highlights plight of Syria refugees
USA TODAY
BEIRUT— Heavy rain set in Tuesday as Lebanon braced itself for the full brunt of a winter storm that threatens thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift homes across the country. The full fury of the storm, named Alexa, is expected to hit early ...
Lebanon races to help Syria refugees ahead of stormAhram Online
1000 days of war in SyriaReuters AlertNet

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Former French fighter in Syria: 'We are all al-Qaeda' - BBC News Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:17:07 GMT

BBC News

Former French fighter in Syria: 'We are all al-Qaeda'
BBC News
He says he has now left the brigade because it recently pledged full allegiance to an organisation called the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria or ISIS - the most hardline group linked to al-Qaeda. ISIS is now one of the dominant forces in ...
Syria's Foreign FightersForeign Policy (blog)
Syria Islamists seize Turkey border crossingFRANCE 24
Activists Say 12 Rebels Killed in Syria InfightingABC News
Business Insider -Daily Beast
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Will flood of Kurdish refugees from Syria increase volatility in Iraq? - PBS NewsHour Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:23:04 GMT

Will flood of Kurdish refugees from Syria increase volatility in Iraq?
PBS NewsHour
In response to the threat of violence by anti-Assad jihadi rebel fighters, Syria's Kurdish population has been flooding from that war-torn nation. Many ended up fleeing to Northern Iraq, where they were originally welcomed by the regional government ...
Syria: Kurdish party denies ties to governmentAsharq Alawsat English

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Spanish journalists abducted in Syria - New York Daily News Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:36:53 GMT

New York Daily News

Spanish journalists abducted in Syria
New York Daily News
Al Qaeda-linked gunmen kidnapped two Spanish journalists in Syria in September, it has been revealed. Details of the abduction were kept quiet until today, however, over fears publicity would jeopardize hostage negotiations. El Mundo's Javier Espinosa ...


Syria: 1000 Days Later - Huffington Post Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:24:36 GMT

DAWN.com

Syria: 1000 Days Later
Huffington Post
Yesterday was the 1,000-day anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian civil war. A reminder hardly getting any attention in the Western press, and not because of the wide and justified coverage of the death of the great Madiba in South Africa ...
Syria urges UN to stop 'Saudi support for extremists'DAWN.com
Jihadi rehab offered in Saudi ArabiaSydney Morning Herald
US will veto Syria bid against Riyadh at UN: AnalystPress TV
Strategy Page
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Seeing Syria's Islamist fighters through the eyes of a journalist - PBS NewsHour Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:18:37 GMT

Seeing Syria's Islamist fighters through the eyes of a journalist
PBS NewsHour
As the civil war has ground on, radicalization among Syrian rebels has grown and foreign jihadist fighters have come across the Arab and Muslim world. Margaret Warner talks to journalist Rania Abouzeid about her insight on various rebel groups and why ...

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